The History Extra Podcast
Product of the BBC

I heard a great talk from this series

The woman interviewed three women
In their 70's now

All born during the holocaust
Their mothers disguised their pregnancies
They were sent to a labor camp instead of Auschwitz

They did not draw attention to themselves
Surviving in baggy clothing
And clog wooden shoes

Surviving on bread, watery soup, and water
They were about 70 pounds

Two of them gave birth on the train
They held their babies close
In the bagging clothing

They still produced milk

They received some badly needed food in Czechoslovakia
The babies survived

All three of  the mothers were given too much food
By the Americans
And they did not make it
May they rest in peace

One baby had healthy conditions
But was treated with penicillin by the Americans
And was fine

These women met recently at a Holocaust survivor meeting
To share there stories

The love of the mother is great
Love is stronger than hate